Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-26

! Wilson, the real estate agent, and De-
! longed Ia a Gentleman who lives near
| Roswell junction. DR.. Wilson finaily soid
the place, and Yesterday morning senIh MS
son Willie, bout 10 years OF age. 10 kos-
well Junction, which ls about sixteen
miles from the city. with the necessary
papers tor the sellers signature. When
/ Mr.. Wilson reached Roswell Junction,
about O'Clock, there was another tram
/ standing at the station ready to start TO
! Atlanta. Going 10 the geutleman's mouse,
Mr.. Wilson was informed that be had just
left for Atlanta on the down tram, and
that there would not be another
| train to the city until even
ing. Realizing the Importance OF
his mission, and also that 1t was
necessary that the deed should be signed
| by O'Clock in the afternoon, MIR. Will
sou pushed his hat on the back OF his head
and started to walk to the city. The rain
was pouring down in torrents and track
walking was very difficult, but not needing
these impediments the plucky young man
started out with bold energy and reached
the city about 3 O'Clock. Soaking wet
and lootsore from his long walk on the
railroad ties, he rushed into his fathers
Office and told him what he had done, at
the same time handing his father the deed.
Dr.. Wilson went out in search of the seller,
found him, and the deed was signed be-
fore 4 O'Clock. Young Wilson went home
and was put to bed, and is resting very
easy, although suffering from his expos
ure TO the weather, For downright pluck
and perseverance young Wilson's acthas
seldom been equaled.
Atlanta correspondence Macon Tele-
graph; The Telegram h has printed pretty
fully the facts In relation 10 the purchase
OF additional land from the Peters Park
NJ DrOVpmDOf (0mnaDV nv The nOmmiS-
sion on the SchOOl of Technology. There
is one other fact in connection with the
matter which should be published and
which the public is entitled to know.
When Atlanta succeeded in having the
school located here, it was on the follow
ing conditions: The city would donate
through the council the sum OF $4,000;
citizens of Atlanta would, by private
subscription, give the sum OF $4,000;
suitable site would be donated; an
annuity for a term OF years would
be given by the city. SO
far as the State or the public knows,
only a small portion of these conditions
have been complied with, Readers OF the
Telegraph have seen that the State has
paid out in cash $1,000 for a site for the
school. The $4,000 has not been paid to
the State, and it is not known except
through the verbal statements of the COM
I mission that the amount has been paid at
all. | understand that the money has been
paid oyer to the Commissioners, and that
| the commission, instead OF turning it over
| to the State, as in good faith they ought
TO have done, has loaned 1t out and it is
now drawing interest. By what authority
does the commission l9an out this money?
| The $4,000 was don ated, not to the com
mission, but to the State for the purposes
specified in the act. The commission has
nothing TO do with this money except to
use it as a trust on the line indicated in
the act. While they will be unable to
make a good showing as business men
tor the SO, 800 paid to the Peters Park I'M
provement Company, they will be still
| less able to make showing to the Legis-
lature this summer as to the $4,000. In
case OF the loss of the $4,000 the State
has no bond from the commission to Sc
| cure it against loss.